Articles filed under Crime
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Des Plaines cops honored for nabbing 1999 murder suspect once featured on 'America's Most Wanted'Feb 22, 2022 12:00 am - Two Des Plaines police officers who helped capture a murder suspect 21 years after the crime were honored by the city Tuesday. Sgt. William Rochotte and officer Alfonso ...
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Myanmar seeks to have Rohingya case thrown out of UN courtFeb 21, 2022 6:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Lawyers for Myanmar's military rulers on Monday sought to have a case at the United Nations' top court that accuses the Southeast Asian nat...
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Jury adjourns for day without verdict in Ahmaud Arbery caseFeb 21, 2022 6:00 am - BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery on a residential street acted out of 'œpent-up racial anger'ť and should be convicted of hate c...
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Utah police: Man told 4-year-old to fire at officersFeb 21, 2022 6:00 am - MIDVALE, Utah (AP) - Investigators believe a man told his 4-year-old child to fire at officers following a dispute over his order at a McDonald's drive-thru in suburban ...
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Prosecutor: Fentanyl likely killed 5 in Colorado apartmentFeb 21, 2022 6:00 am - DENVER (AP) - Preliminary evidence suggests that five people found dead in an apartment in suburban Denver overdosed on fentanyl while taking what they believed to be co...
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Danish police seek info on apparent escaped kangarooFeb 21, 2022 6:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Police in southeastern Denmark on Monday appealed for public help to track down what appeared to be a kangaroo that was filmed hopping across ...
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First Peruvian ex-president on trial for Odebrecht scandalFeb 21, 2022 6:00 am - LIMA, Peru (AP) - A Peruvian judge started a trial Monday for corruption charges against former President Ollanta Humala and his wife, both accused of money laundering i...
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Defense rests in federal trial in George Floyd's killingFeb 21, 2022 6:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The defense attorney for the third former Minneapolis officer charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights as Derek Chauvin pressed his knee...
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Kennel fire that killed 29 dogs near West Chicago spurs new anti-cruelty legislationFeb 21, 2022 4:30 am - The former operator of a West Chicago-area kennel where 29 dogs died in a fire three years ago is still allowed to own a dog, even though he was found guilty of animal c...
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After tragic 2021 for expressway shootings, does 2022's downturn have staying power?Feb 21, 2022 4:30 am - There's no question 2021 was a horrific year for shootings on Illinois tollways and highways, with 310 reported occurrences compared to 147 in 2020 and 51 in 2019, accor...